Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort

In order to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, I am
placing a few links below where you can donate directly:

Catholic Charities USA
In addition to providing emergency services to evacuees, Catholic
Charities agencies will provide assistance that will help
hurricane victims and communities recover in the long-term. While
Katrina's damage is still being evaluated, based on past
disasters, the long-term services that Catholic Charities may
provide include temporary and permanent housing, mental health
counseling, direct assistance beyond food and water to get people
back into their homes, job placement counseling, and medical and
prescription drug assistance.

Habitat for
Humanity
Help rebuild the lives of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, piece
by piece, house by house.

Bush - Clinton Katrina Fund
This fund will serve as an umbrella organization for the three
special funds established by Governors of Alabama, Louisiana and
Mississippi and will focus on collecting donations to assist in
the long-term recovery plan for the states affected by this
terrible tragedy.

I belong to several groups online of various themes. Below are
individuals who are trying to do something to help on their own.

Pixel Painters Katrina Victims Fund
The Pixel Boutique is taking ORIGINAL image donations from
digital (pixel) artists. They sell them for $3 and donate the
money to the American Red Cross. For more information, click the
image above or go here
.

Help Victims Of Hurricane Katrina
If your web site is doing anything to help survivors of Hurricane
Katrina, consider joining this Webring and join with other sites
that are going likewise.

CafePress

CafePress, using donated designs from their shopkeepers, has created a shop for Katrina Relief.
100% of profits will be donated to Americares and the ASPCA. The shop will be open until November 1, 2005.

I am a CafePress shopkeeper. Because I make my living from
these shops, I cannot donate all the proceeds from them. But I
can do the following:

AmeriYank's
AmeriWear
For the months of September and October 2005, 10% of all my
after-tax income from this shop will be donated to Catholic
Charities USA.

Mary and Jesus
This shop was opened as a way for me to earn some money to donate
to tsunami relief efforts. I have donated 25% of my after-tax
profit from this store to Catholic Relief Services, for
international relief efforts. From NOW ON, that will be split
50/50 beteen Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities USA.
FOR THE MONTHS of September and October 2005, 50% of ALL proceeds
from this shop will be donated to Catholic Charities USA. I
regret that for those two months I will not be able to afford to
contribute to tsunami relief via Catholic Relief Services. But my
country has to come first at this time.

CafePress Referrals
When you open a CafePress (CP) shop from my referral link, CP
pays me 5% of the base price of your sales for as long as your
shop is open. This costs you nothing. Because I used to be on the
local Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity, that
organization is very close to my heart. I helped build, albeit in
a small way, four homes locally. I believe very strongly in that
organization and I know they use their resources very wisely. So,
for the next year, until September 2006, I will donate 100% of my
after-tax profit on referrals to Habitat for Humanity. When you
join CafePress from this link, you will be helping to build new homes
for people in need.

A note about taxes: The reason I specify "after-tax
profit" is simple. For every penny I earn, the IRS and the
State of California will want their tax money. I have to
calculate it very carefully to be sure I do not end up with a tax
problem. When you are self-employed, taxes work a little
differently than when you get a check from your employer.

Design for a Cause

In addition to the efforts of CafePress.com above, a group of CafePress shopkeepers
have come together to raise money for various causes. Hurricane Katrina Relief is one of those
causes. To check out their designs and shops, visit
Design for a Cause.